Lots of goodbyes (and house cleaning)

The past few days have been filled with a LOT of goodbyes. Along with the normal flurry of phone calls and visits with neighbors and friends, we attended the funeral on Friday of our very dear friend Dr. David Ruhe -- who passed away this past Tuesday.

Dr Ruhe and his wife had been the witnesses at Brian's parent's wedding in the 1940's and had also been the witnesses at our wedding 10 years ago. He was a wonderful person who not only had an incredible mind and inquisitive nature but also had a marriage with his wife Maragaret which was a true example to everyone who knew them. The funeral was sad but also very funny--filled with very warm remembrances of his life and accomplishments.

Since then we have been cleaning and packing. The house is now almost completely empty and our bags are packed and sitting in the living room. After a few last minute things we'll leave tomorrow afternoon for our flight to Israel.

And yet after everything thats been happening for the past 2 months, it still seems very unreal.